The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . d 42 for the fourth. In laboratories aiul departmeiUal rooms the maxinuun size of each groupwhich is to carry on its work at the same tinie should first of all ileter-mined. The tyjie of C(|uipment shoubl then be consi<lere(l. With these twofactors in mind, the size and shape of the room l)cst adapted to the work thatis to be done can be readily ascertained. The difficulty in most cases is thatneither one of these factors is detinitely scttleut to thetest of actual use. in order, therefore, to work out a satisfactory plan,
The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . d 42 for the fourth. In laboratories aiul departmeiUal rooms the maxinuun size of each groupwhich is to carry on its work at the same tinie should first of all ileter-mined. The tyjie of C(|uipment shoubl then be consi<lere(l. With these twofactors in mind, the size and shape of the room l)cst adapted to the work thatis to be done can be readily ascertained. The difficulty in most cases is thatneither one of these factors is detinitely scttleut to thetest of actual use. in order, therefore, to work out a satisfactory plan, it is essential thai thesuperintendent of schools ])repare a schedule, outlining the various ri¥>nisneeded and the s| features to be incoqMirated. Witli this intist go a de-scriptive outline of the school organization, so that the architect mav Ik* ableto arrange rooms and fix sizes of rooms to advantage. 80 ri^E . .1X1) liXCIMillR. ALTBRNATE LIGUTISi. FOR SCHOOL ROOMS Loris architect THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 81 An Alternate Lighting Plan for School Rooms MR. LOUIS COWLES. a Santa Rosa architect, is the author of a Hght-ing plan for the school room which has many practical advantages,and his diagram on the opposite page will l)e found replete with goodsuggestions. The plan was worked out by Mr. Cowles as part of his studies for newschools in Santa Rosa, the lighting scheme being intended jirimarily for theFremont school in that city. In its main essentials, however, the idea isapplicable to any building. The author has summarized the advantages tobe obtained by his method of alternate lighting by windows on both sidesof the class rooms (using either side alone as a rule and no cross lighting)as follows: 1. Rooms can have north light (opposite the sun) all day long, bysimply closing sunny side and opening the other, reversing about noon, orwhenever the sun changes sides. 2. If preferred they can h
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